In my head, San Diego Comic-Con is like a big real life fanfiction AU setting. Because it’s like the only place on earth where EVERYONE knows what fanfic is, and they are cool with it. And because I am here for the first time, San Diego, I have some expectations. They include, but are not limited to:
Beth’s FanFictiony Dreams for Comic-Con
1. Jaunty, life-affirming conversations over whiskey sours with a comic illustrator named Lucaa, who is a sad drunk but still compliments my Star Wars trivia skills and my 3 year old Warby Parkers. Lucca wears a button down. This is totally platonic, but I leave feeling very confident that I could someday drink the whiskey without the sour.
2. At least three meet-cutes in elevators (Starbucks lines will suffice) with any array of minor celebrities. I will take: Anne Rice, Brian K Vaughan, Lucy Lawless, the guy from Arrow that Jamie likes, Natalie Dormer’s assistant or Felicia Day. At each meet-cute, said celebrity compliments my hair with either the word, “bitchin'” “flawless” or “sick.”
3. A Sex and the City montage-worthy afternoon at the pool with the girls: complete with tanning oil, champagne, Beyonce, and someone doing my nails. It ends with a disco nap before we head out to an industry party wherein I will radiate Emma Stone-like confidence.
4. Perfect moments with pop culture heroes. Things like: shooting the shit with Georgie Martin about Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s impossibly perfect nose. Having a laugh with Tatiana Maslany about how I tagged my first Orphan Black post on tumblr with #TittyAnnaMiscellany because she gets it. Getting Chuck Palahniuk to sign my copy of Choke with the personalization “To Beth: A Mutual Addiction. I hate you, Chuckie.” Finding out Laini Taylor wants to collaborate with me on her next novel. Yanno, simple things.
5. Getting a gorgeous, multi-colored dogwood blossom tattoo on my ribcage that neither hurts, itches nor bleeds and immediately looks red carpet fabulous.
6. Being pursued obsessively by a gorgeous geek named Finn, whom I meet at Barcon on Thursday night, keep running into at all the coolest booths, have an intense (but cheeky and amusing) argument with over Female Thor, and finally succumb to on Sunday near the zipline. His name is Finn, so resistance never had a chance.
Whew. I’m going to have a GOOD time. Thank you, fanfiction, for keeping my expectations about pop culture events with thousands of people relatively manageable. I hope I can fit all that into my busy comic-con schedule. Because there is Stuff Happening.
{I really buried the lead on this story, since it’s supposed to be about stuff we’re doing at Comic-Con. Oops}
LOOK HERE! READ BELOW THE STUFF WE WILL DO THIS WEEKEND!!!
Stuff Like Parties
I don’t even know all the places we are going. All I DO know is that we have awesome friends who are getting us awesome invites, and I have cute dresses and no room for the shoes I need to bring. I’m hoping that Elise wears a six and a half.
Stuff Like Panels
OMG. The panels. Hannibal. Penny Dreadful. Fantasy Literature. YA books. The Giver. Vikings. I might throw up. Because I HATE LINES and feeling herded. Oh well. I signed up for this. 
Stuff Like Premieres
There’s a little world premiere happening on Friday night that we might go to if we have time. Something about Scotland … I don’t know. Jay kay … we are covering the shizz out of Outlander this weekend you guys. Autograph sessions, the con panel, the fan favorites panel with Sam, Diana’s reading. Dang. We’ll also be interviewing the stars on the red carpet (be prepared for epic videos) and attending the WORLD PREMIERE. But be prepared for exclusive interviews to because I will be sitting down with the cast to get all the hard-hitting questions answered. #famous #sohotrightnow 
Stuff like Pics
Last year, the girls birthed the real quick selfie, and this year, we are taking it a bit farther with our That’s Normal Comic Con Scavenger Hunt. If you’re headed to San Diego for the con, or for the extraneous stuff, get this list, get your iPhones ready and insta the shizz out of it. We have a That’s Normal Treasure Trunk of Goodies for the best participant. Use the hashtag #TNSDCC on all your pics. 
If you AREN’T going, don’t fret. We WILL keep you abreast (giggle) of all the stuff you care about. Including Theo James.
Keep up with what we are doing and seeing on our socials. Twitter. Facebook. Instagram. Tumblr.
But seriously y’all: Feel free to get your questions for the Outlander folks into me NOW (tweet me @bethorne) because otherwise, this is me when I meet Sam:
Help.
